On This Day

Wednesday, July 27, 1988

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 40 .592 --
Tigers 57 40 .588 0.5
Red Sox 56 43 .566 2.5
Indians 51 50 .505 8.5
Brewers 51 50 .505 8.5
Blue Jays 50 52 .490 10.0
Orioles 31 68 .313 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 40 .608 --
Twins 55 44 .556 5.5
Angels 49 51 .490 12.0
Royals 49 51 .490 12.0
White Sox 46 54 .460 15.0
Rangers 45 54 .455 15.5
Mariners 39 62 .386 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 60 40 .600 --
Pirates 58 42 .580 2.0
Expos 52 47 .525 7.5
Cubs 48 51 .485 11.5
Cardinals 44 56 .440 16.0
Phillies 43 57 .430 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 41 .590 --
Astros 53 47 .530 6.0
Giants 52 48 .520 7.0
Reds 49 51 .490 10.0
Padres 46 55 .455 13.5
Braves 35 64 .354 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tracy Jones 4
1 Kevin McReynolds 4
1 Terry Steinbach 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bass 2
1 Wally Joyner 2
1 Dave Winfield 2
4 Steve Balboni 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Joyner 6
2 Julio Franco 5
2 Kevin McReynolds 5
2 Darryl Strawberry 5
2 Dave Winfield 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Oddibe McDowell 2
1 Jose Uribe 2
3 Hubie Brooks 1
3 Jose Canseco 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Leary 1.25
2 Todd Burns 1.00
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.00
4 Tom Glavine 0.75
5 Frank Viola 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 John Cerutti 1
1 Dwight Gooden 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Leary 10
2 Todd Burns 7
2 Eric Plunk 7
2 Frank Viola 7
5 Tom Glavine 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Mike Henneman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirby Puckett .361
2 Wade Boggs .359
3 Mike Greenwell .345
4 Dave Winfield .341
5 George Brett .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 26
1 Darryl Strawberry 26
3 Gary Gaetti 23
4 Will Clark 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 80
2 Jose Canseco 77
3 Will Clark 76
3 Kirby Puckett 76
3 Dave Winfield 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 55
2 Vince Coleman 52
2 Gerald Young 52
4 Gary Pettis 36
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.73
2 Roger Clemens 2.25
3 Frank Viola 2.32
4 Tim Leary 2.38
5 Greg Maddux 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Viola 16
2 Greg Maddux 15
3 Roger Clemens 14
3 Orel Hershiser 14
5 3 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 219
2 Mark Langston 154
3 Nolan Ryan 146
4 Mike Scott 124
5 Jose DeLeon 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 30
2 Jeff Reardon 26
3 Dan Plesac 25
4 Doug Jones 24
5 Bobby Thigpen 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .471
2 Tony Gwynn .455
3 Willie Upshaw .450
4 Glenn Davis .442
5 Don Mattingly .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred McGriff 7
2 Dale Murphy 6
3 Steve Balboni 5
3 Kevin Mitchell 5
3 Darryl Strawberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 18
2 Fred McGriff 16
3 Chris James 14
3 Kevin McReynolds 14
3 Dave Winfield 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Vince Coleman 7
2 Steve Sax 7
4 Rex Hudler 6
4 Gerald Perry 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Ruffin 0.59
2 Jeff Musselman 0.69
3 Jerry Reed 0.71
4 Charlie Puleo 0.75
4 Bryn Smith 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Storm Davis 3
1 Doug Drabek 3
1 Brian Holton 3
1 Danny Jackson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 33
2 Teddy Higuera 31
3 Tim Leary 29
4 Danny Jackson 25
4 Jose Rijo 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 6
1 Jim Gott 6
3 Jay Howell 5
3 Lee Smith 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .415
2 Kirby Puckett .409
3 Chili Davis .390
4 Wade Boggs .381
5 Geno Petralli .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 9
1 Dale Murphy 9
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
4 Jose Canseco 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Burks 28
2 Kevin McReynolds 27
3 Wally Joyner 24
3 Kevin Mitchell 24
5 Jack Clark 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 17
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Vince Coleman 12
3 Rex Hudler 12
3 Steve Sax 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Leary 0.96
2 Bobby Witt 1.38
3 Roger Clemens 1.52
4 Bryn Smith 1.54
5 Frank Tanana 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Jackson 6
2 Kelly Downs 5
2 Kirk McCaskill 5
2 Jeff Parrett 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 66
2 Jose Rijo 49
3 Danny Jackson 38
3 Nolan Ryan 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Franco 11
2 Jim Gott 9
2 Dan Plesac 9
4 Steve Bedrosian 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Kirby Puckett .353
3 Mike Greenwell .348
4 Tony Gwynn .339
5 Alan Trammell .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 43
2 Will Clark 39
3 Andre Dawson 38
4 Dale Murphy 37
5 Jose Canseco 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Greenwell 122
2 Jose Canseco 120
3 Will Clark 119
4 George Brett 118
5 Darryl Strawberry 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vince Coleman 100
2 Gerald Young 73
3 Rickey Henderson 70
4 Paul Molitor 52
5 Ozzie Smith 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pascual Perez 1.96
2 Roger Clemens 2.29
3 Jimmy Key 2.39
4 Teddy Higuera 2.48
5 Frank Viola 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 24
2 Frank Viola 22
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Orel Hershiser 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 335
2 Nolan Ryan 268
3 Mark Langston 250
4 Charlie Hough 220
5 Teddy Higuera 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 39
2 Jeff Reardon 36
2 Bobby Thigpen 36
4 John Franco 34
5 Steve Bedrosian 32